38 (A)Joshua the son of Nun, (B)who stands before you, he shall go in there. (C)Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

39 (D)‘Moreover your little ones and your children, who (E)you say will be victims, who today (F)have no knowledge of good and evil, they shall go in there; to them I will give it, and they shall possess it. 40 (G)But as for you, turn and take your journey into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.’

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38 But your assistant, Joshua(A) son of Nun, will enter it. Encourage(B) him, because he will lead(C) Israel to inherit(D) it. 39 And the little ones that you said would be taken captive,(E) your children who do not yet know(F) good from bad—they will enter the land. I will give it to them and they will take possession of it. 40 But as for you, turn around and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea.[a](G)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:40 Or the Sea of Reeds